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Publication structures and accumulative advantages

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The paper examines the role played by the scientific journal in the citation process. It compares characteristics of journals which publish the articles cited and those which cite them. It pays attention to the regional location, degrees of specialization, and visibility of journals and investigates how these factors relate to accumulation of citations. The data consist of a subsample of Nordic cardiovascular research articles, published in 1981, and of the articles citing them until early 1988.

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Luukkonen, T. Publication structures and accumulative advantages. Scientometrics 19, 167–184 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02095345

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